SpaceX hat Informationen zum bevorstehenden Flug 7 von Starship veröffentlicht
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-7
SpaceX hat Informationen zum bevorstehenden Flug 7 von Starship veröffentlicht
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=starship-flight-7
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most pertinent information to my eyes:
Payload bay door opening and closing along with deployment of simulated starlinks. Hopefully we get interior and exterior views.
Reused raptor from the caught booster.
And we now know the specifics of the booster redirect on flight 6 – damaged chopstick sensors from launch that are now better protected.
Major differences from IFT6:
– Larger prop tanks on Ship.
– Fins are placed leeward – should improve the heating around the hinges
– Better antennas, positioning, data backups, energy distribution, flight computer, more cameras, more sensors.
– Will attempt to deploy „mass simulators“ while still flying suborbital for IFT7
– More tests on thermal protection – removed tiles in some areas, new metallic tiles testing, including ones with active cooling
– Booster will re-use one engine previously flown on IFT5 (the one they caught)
– Tower has more redundant sensing equipment (confirmed that the issue was with a chopstick sensor on IFT6)
>While in space, Starship will deploy 10 Starlink simulators, similar in size and weight to next-generation Starlink satellites
That’s interesting. AFAIK there’s been just one test of the door mechanism for the pez dispenser, and it didn’t appear to work.
I guess that they are confident about a solution to this problem?
Simply cannot wait. Every flight so far has been an absolute blast.Hopefully just a week away now.
A lot of crazy changes in this version compared to the previous launches.
Three biggest stand-outs in my eyes:
**1. First launch of the stretched Starship V2, with 25% more propellant**
**2. First simulated payment deploy of 10 fake Starlink mass simulators (suborbital trajectory, will splash down with Starship)**
**3. First ever re-use of flight-proven Raptor engine, reusing one from the caught IFT-5 booster**
For those wondering, the planned launch date is Jan 10. See more details here: [https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/category/tx/](https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/category/tx/)